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mother-to-child transmission (MTCT)
When an HIV-infected mother passes HIV to her infant during pregnancy, labor and delivery, or breastfeeding (through breast milk). Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs are given to HIV-infected women during pregnancy and to their infants after birth to reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV.
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Health care
- Category: AIDS prevention & treatment
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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